A.J. Wagner has extensive experience managing all aspects of multi-billion dollar companies from risk management to sales, marketing, business development and operations. Currently, he is President and CEO of A.J. Wagner & Associates, LLC, a business consulting service. He provides consulting services to corporations as well as Wall Street and has advised more than 300 private equity and hedge fund managers on the auto and auto lending industry. He also serves as an independent director for a number of organizations — Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT), Inc., Exeter Finance Corporation, Inilex, Inc. and Starfish Family Services.
Prior to founding his own company in 2007, he was the President of Ford Motor Credit North America, Vice President of Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Chairman of Ford Credit Canada Ltd. He was the Ford Executive Champion for the United Way, Habitat for Humanity and Heart Disease Research. In 2006, Wagner received the Philip E. Benton Award from the Minority Dealer Association for his efforts to foster diversity and support minority dealers.
Wagner received the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Wisconsin—LaCrosse, where he received his bachelor’s degree. He has an MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy.